Narrative:

We had our aircraft at the remote deicing site for runway 29L. After we were finished deicing we taxied forward. Due to the snow obscuring the taxiway we passed a small exit taxiway leading to approach end, and taxied to the outside of the normal taxiway. An operations truck came out, informed us we never left the pavement and removed 1 taxi light so we could make a right turn and arrive back at the approach end of runway 29L. After we were established, a dc-9 made the same error and had to be marshalled by the operations truck. Suggestion: better lighting to show the exit area from runway 29L remote deicing to the approach end of runway 29L.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR TAXIED ACFT OUTSIDE NORMAL TXWY.

Narrative: WE HAD OUR ACFT AT THE REMOTE DEICING SITE FOR RWY 29L. AFTER WE WERE FINISHED DEICING WE TAXIED FORWARD. DUE TO THE SNOW OBSCURING THE TXWY WE PASSED A SMALL EXIT TXWY LEADING TO APCH END, AND TAXIED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL TXWY. AN OPS TRUCK CAME OUT, INFORMED US WE NEVER LEFT THE PAVEMENT AND REMOVED 1 TAXI LIGHT SO WE COULD MAKE A R TURN AND ARRIVE BACK AT THE APCH END OF RWY 29L. AFTER WE WERE ESTABLISHED, A DC-9 MADE THE SAME ERROR AND HAD TO BE MARSHALLED BY THE OPS TRUCK. SUGGESTION: BETTER LIGHTING TO SHOW THE EXIT AREA FROM RWY 29L REMOTE DEICING TO THE APCH END OF RWY 29L.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.